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DEFINITION: n.A state of irrational irritation, which inevitably develops whenever you work or live with someone whose annoyingly bad habits happen to mirror your own.

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Mimirkry

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /MIM-urk-ree/

Sentence: Cheryl would sometimes sing to herself when listening to her iPod — not loud enough to bother anyone (or so she thought). But when Yvonne, her roommate, would do the same thing but much louder, Cheryl was sure, and out-of-key, it was just so irritating. And since Yvonne and Cheryl liked almost all of the same songs, it was even worse, because it was just a tuneless mimirkry of the same songs Cheryl found herself singing along to.

Etymology: Mimicry - the act of mimicking; imitative behavior (from Greek, mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes") + Irk - to irritate, annoy, or exasperate (from Middle English, irken "to grow tired, tire")

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COMMENTS:

very nice - fits the definition vry well - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-09: 09:20:00

Mimarvellous word! - Nosila, 2008-06-09: 20:18:00

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-10: 05:27:00

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Noymee

Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: noy-mee

Sentence: Every time one of her friends twirled their fingers in coyly their hair, Jenny’s fingers twitched twice as fast. That’s so noymee, she thought to herself. And before too long, she had tied her ponytail into a series of rather intricate knots that resembled a small set of fur covered hand-cuffs.

Etymology: annoy me

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COMMENTS:

Short but sweet. Jenny sure has the strangest OCD I've heard of yet! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-10: 05:37:00

Thanks Ozziebob! - wordmeister, 2008-06-10: 08:26:00

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Reflectshun

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: re - FLEKT - shun

Sentence: Seeing similarities to his own bad habits in the behavior of his friend Gaston, Schuster had a major case of self induced reflectshun, denying even to himself that he was that annoying to other folks.

Etymology: Blend of reflect and shun....play on reflection.

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COMMENTS:

Very good word! - TJayzz, 2008-06-09: 16:14:00

Clever. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-10: 05:29:00

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Mirritation

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mir/i/tey/shun

Sentence: Mirritation occurs when you get angry at your kids for copying and doing something stupid that you just did.

Etymology: MIRRITATION - noun - from MIRROR + IRRITATION

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COMMENTS:

Good word. It could also be used to describe how you feel when you're having a 'bad hair day'. - Tigger, 2008-06-09: 02:36:00

Mirritation reflects poorly on ones character. - Mustang, 2008-06-09: 02:49:00

terrific - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-09: 09:20:00

And you have all those little mirror-images of yourself running around; great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-10: 05:26:00

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Kettlenettle

TimTheEnchanter

Created by: TimTheEnchanter

Pronunciation: KET-ul-net-ul

Sentence: "Gawddammit, Sally!" Jake screamed across the mobile home in a fit of kettlenettle, "Don't talk to me that way! When are you going to set a good example so these stupid little brats start talking to us with some respect?!?!"

Etymology: Kettle (from the phrase "The Pot calling the Kettle Black") + Nettle (to arouse to sharp annoyance or anger)

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COMMENTS:

Looks like someone needs to dance to the beat of a different drum! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-10: 05:33:00

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Habituhate

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Habb-it-u-hayt

Sentence: Gemma knew that she had some annoying little quirks, but the worst thing was her flatmate seemed to have picked some of them up since she moved in just over six months ago. The thought of putting up with it for the next six months made her feel very habituhate indeed.

Etymology: Habit(a regular tendency to do something.) + Hate(An intense dislike) =Habituhate

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COMMENTS:

Nice looking word, cleverly blended. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-10: 05:24:00

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Irritabilameee

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: irr it a bill a meee

Sentence: my irritabilimeee gets worse as my children reach adolescence.

Etymology: irritability. me

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Flawkopee

Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: flaw-koh-pee

Sentence: He wondered if it was genetic or a learned flawkopy? Nevertheless Mr. Smithers could do nothing but complain about his son's constant nose picking.

Etymology: flaw + copy

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COMMENTS:

Good etymology. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-10: 05:37:00

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Enoo

walkawave

Created by: walkawave

Pronunciation: i:nu:

Sentence: "The Sweetest sound in the world is the persons Own Name" - walkawave

Etymology: Source is unknown

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Foiblemulation

Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: FOIBLe+EMULATION

Sentence: He was blissfully unaware of the foiblemulation he created by criticizing his coworkers who he did not even suspect were actually only mimicking him.

Etymology: FOIBLe+EMULATION. foible: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual. Emulate: imitate with effort to equal or surpass

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-06-09: 00:00:01
Today marks the start of summer season for Verbotomy so we will be doing a little "recycling" and running some the best Verbotomy Challenges from the past. Enjoy and be creative! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-06-09: 00:02:00
And congratulations to Nosila for winning the our Sex and The City week! Obviously she has a way with words and with style! ~ James